Youth Climate Protest Blocks London's Oxford Circus

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Published on April 12, 2019 - Duration: 00:32s

Youth Climate Protest Blocks London's Oxford Circus

Student protesters blocked London’s busy Oxford Circus interchange on April 12, during the most recent iteration of youth-led demos that have called for action on climate change.Students in Cambridge, Brighton, Cardiff, Edinburgh and other UK cities took part in a school strike on the day.The strike movement for climate change action has spread since August of 2018, when Greta Thunberg, a Swedish 16-year-old, skipped school and began protesting outside the Swedish parliament.